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Most Helpful Favorable Review

10 out of 14 people found this review helpful.

Buckle Your Seat Belts... Your in for a thrillTastic Ride!

I have tears in my eyes as I type this review. I can hardly believe I've been involved in this world, in this Strain, for 3 years. I bought the first book on a whim because I like Guillermo Del Toro's storytelling and 3 years later I'm finishing The Night Eternal with t...

I have tears in my eyes as I type this review. I can hardly believe I've been involved in this world, in this Strain, for 3 years. I bought the first book on a whim because I like Guillermo Del Toro's storytelling and 3 years later I'm finishing The Night Eternal with tears in my eyes and a heavy yet satisfied heart. This book is the conclusion of a 2 1/2 year battle for humanity's freedom set against the back drop of present day New York City. The story is centered on a biological strain of a parasitic vampiric virus that feeds on blood, all blood, with its preference being that of human blood. Because it is a biological strain all the fantastical concepts of vampires are eliminated. These are nasty, evil, animalistic creatures that hunger only for blood while telepathically obeying the one and only Master. Nora, Fet, Eph,Gus, Mr.Quinlan and Zack are all thrust into a New World, a new reality that forces them to deal with their worst nightmares and yet, though the enemies are the vampires and ultimately The Master, it is Human Nature that attacks their senses and lurks within the shadows. The degradation of humanity is what poses the greatest threat. When people are forced to survive without the protection of "Civilization", when money currency no longer dictates the worthy from the worthless, and when individual survival is determined by the devil himself, does the true nature of the human being emerge. This story is a perfect conclusion to a 3 year old adventure that I waited so patiently to conclude. The story is well written and will certainly immerse you into the apocalyptic tale. But it is the character's individual stories that will enthrall you and challenge you to ask yourself, "What would I do?" I have never dealt with vampires but I have felt every emotion these characters dealt with when faced with detrimental situations. I yelled, I screamed, I cried, I put the book down, I came back to it, I felt most every feeling possible and ultimately that is what I look for. I want art to elicit emotions from me thus allowing me to become an active contributor. I was not disappointed. I encourage you to read this Trilogy, it is well worth it, and just maybe you will learn something about your nature and how you would deal with. the end of the world.

posted by Mairone on October 29, 2011

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Most Helpful Critical Review

7 out of 11 people found this review helpful.

Incredibly disappointing

The first two books in the trilogy were engaging and extremely entertaining.
I don't know what happened in the two years between The Fall and The Night Eternal to turn the characters (especially Nora, Zach and V) into cardboard, self-absorbed idiots, but it was as if s...

The first two books in the trilogy were engaging and extremely entertaining.
I don't know what happened in the two years between The Fall and The Night Eternal to turn the characters (especially Nora, Zach and V) into cardboard, self-absorbed idiots, but it was as if someone else had written this waste of money and time.
The characters became uninteresting. The situations, unbelievable. The origins of the vampires, a lame joke.
if you've read and enjoyed the first two books, do yourself a favor and make up your own ending. It's sure to be more satisfying!

posted by 1038780 on October 30, 2011

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A deadly virus is claiming world domination and humans are now the hunted!

When the unthinkable happens to the entire world, chaos will soon reign and humans will be farmed and hunted. So is the premise behind the latest novel from Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan in The Night Eternal.

For just two hours a day, a faint muted light falls upon the earth as sunlight, leaving the rest of the day in darkness. This is the result of nuclear fallout that now blankets the earth and creates prime living conditions for a new race called strigoi, a type of vampire that is infected with a worm like virus. The Master, as he is called, has formed a new race on earth, the strigoi, that live only to feed and with the only way to kill them being the use of silver weapons and nuclear devices, the strigoi have been collecting them as a way to ensure their own survival from the remaining humans who would like to see them destroyed.

The humans that remain that are unwilling or unable to fight back are kept in collective farms, herded like livestock, throughout the world in various cities, as a way to ensure that the strigoi will always have enough food. B+ blood being the most sought after are treated far better than the rest of the human race and the elderly are dispatched quickly. Only a handful of humans seek to uncover the secret that lies within a silver bound book called the Occido Lumen entrusted to them by a man called Setrakian. In it contains the way to destroy the Master and the muted race of strigoi and hopefully restore the world before all hope is lost. Will they be able to decipher the book before they are all hunted down and eliminated?

I received this book compliments of William Morrow, a division of Harper Collins Publishers for my honest review. I saw this book comparable to the movie I Am Legend but with more in depth story content. A warning to some of my readers that this book does contain a fair amount of profanity but overall the story is well written and thought out. I would rate this book a 3.5 out of 5 stars and for those the like a story that pits good against evil, then this is definitely a book for you. This is book 3 in The Strain Trilogy.

4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.

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LibrarianTX

Posted September 21, 2011

Can't wait!!

The first two books are awesome. I love the original features of the vampires these guys created and there's plenty of frightening violence to keep you on edge. It's so nice to read a vampire series in which they don't 'sparkle' and their storyline doesn't include a high school dance. I'd like to see movies made out of these books!! (I'd also like to see another Blade movie...come on Guillermo!)

4 out of 7 people found this review helpful.

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mizVenus_482

Posted October 31, 2011

When does the movie come out?!

It's over? :( I was so impatient for this last and final part of The Strain trilogy, but the closer I got to the end, the slower I read. lol..I didn't want it to be over! In del Toro's final piece, we learn where the "Master" truely came from and what the character's destinies truely are. Some are backstabbers, some are destined to fall in love and others simply "go out with a bang". It's a great read and I can honestly say that I was satisfied with the ending. Now...go read this book!! :)

3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted May 11, 2014

Excellent ending if a little jumbled at times

This was an excellent ending to the Strain trilogy. Some parts were a little erratic and overly dramaticbut overall a great end to an engrossing trilogy.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Anonymous

Posted May 10, 2014

As good as the first 2 books

I wonder if there could be a better end to it.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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twilite20002002

Posted February 8, 2013

Was okay

I won't spoil the book by giving details. There was one thing that was mentioned over and over again that I couldn't wrap my brain around. If the authors could have explained why something impossible was made possible I know I would have enjoyed this trilogy more. I felt compelled to read all 3 books hoping this one thing could be explained. I don't want to give this book 3 stars but I don't feel it's 4 stars either.

1 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Why aren¿t these bodies decomposing as they should?
I waited fo

Why aren’t these bodies decomposing as they should? I waited for all these books to be out before I read them so I could plow through all three in one go. Good move on my part. These novels are great and really move, I wouldn’t want to take a six month break in between. What I like best about this story is the fresh take on vampires. Nothing about these things is what we have seen before, it makes this subject exciting again. This would make a fantastic mini-series on TV if it could be pulled off. Memorable characters, exciting action, surprises, a great mystery, and most importantly, the scares! For my money, they could have left out the religious connections, but I admit that does fit in pretty good as far as vampires are concerned.I’m not sure how two people write a book together, it must be tricky. This reminds me a bit of when George Lucas and Chris Claremont collaborated on the sequels to Willow (Shadow Moon, Shadow Dawn, Shadow Star) to equally great effect. Maybe more directors should do this? Well whatever magic sauce is going on here, I hope it keeps going. Great books, they deserve more attention, like yours.

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Anonymous

Posted March 18, 2013

Jeremy

The End Got Me Almost In Tears.

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Anonymous

Posted March 1, 2013

Worth finishing the series

I was hooked after book one, but book two seemed to drag on and I was worried about book three doing the same. Book three 'The Night Eternal' moved at a quicker pace than book two and ended in a way I didn't expect. If you enjoyed book one, push through book two to get to three. I've heard they are making a movie from this three book series which is why I read it in the first place. This three part series could easily be one movie, maybe two max. A lot of the fighting scenes could be cut out to move the story along. If you enjoyed book one, you won't be disappointed.

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Anonymous

Posted July 15, 2012

Melissa on series

Wonderful,great,would like to see more along this line. Maybe with vampires.

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Anonymous

Posted April 16, 2012

Entertaining

Action packed ending

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carCN

Posted February 17, 2012

Very Good!

Well written and engaging. character development is well-done and the story line flows.

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Anonymous

Posted January 30, 2012

I forgot how vicious vampires are.

This bookis a gem for anyone who loves vampirrs, that act like vampires. Del Toro is an awesome story teller and Hogan is an awesome writer so combining the warped and genius minds of these two makes for an awesome tale of vampires amd vampire hunters unlike anything told before.

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Anonymous

Posted January 8, 2012

Pretty good

I was not espescially fond of the first two, but had to read this last installment to see how it ends. I was not disappointed. A good ending to a good series.

0 out of 1 people found this review helpful.

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Divalalake

Posted December 17, 2011

Great read, with an unexpected ending

Not typical of any book about vampires, it ended the series well. They tired up the loose ends and went in an unexpected direction. I'd read these authors again.

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AlexLancaster

Posted December 7, 2011

Very Recommended - Great end to the trilogy

If you enjoyed the first two books, you will not be disappointed, action-packed from cover to end, very intriguing back stories.

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Anonymous

Posted December 5, 2011

Good Finish to the Trilogy

Not a bad finish. Answers a lot of questions, but the answers themselves seem kind of run of the mill. Still very entertaining and an excellent resolution.

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SciFiJIM

Posted November 29, 2011

Fast Exciting Read

I have read a dozen or so of these never ending vampire epic's that are well beyone the 10 book phase of their devlopement. This being a true trilogy was able to sum up the characters and their experiences in three books. Very fresh concept, and you dont have to worry about spending the next 10 years trying to keep up with the latest installment. Enjoy!

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Kariwiiens

Posted November 20, 2011

It succeeded all my expectations and more!

This is a classic! I liked the way the authors moved it to a High Tec Sci-Fi, but still providing the history of the vampires.

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